Higher vitamin D levels beneficial for breast cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal7 Jun 2021 11:30 AM ISTHaving clinically sufficient vitamin D levels at the time of breast cancer diagnosis is associated with better outcomes. USA: Higher vitamin D...
Early postoperative radiation therapy reduces mortality in high risk prostate cancer patients: Study Hina Zahid7 Jun 2021 9:00 AM IST"Men at the highest risk for dying from prostate cancer may lose the chance for cure if we wait for the PSA to become measurable before delivering...
High blood sugar levels linked to pancreatic cancer in older adults: Study Medha Baranwal5 Jun 2021 11:45 AM ISTSweden: High levels of blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in people aged >55 years is associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to...
Postoperative immunotherapy reduces risk of bladder cancer recurrence: Study Hina Zahid5 Jun 2021 9:39 AM ISTThese findings have the potential to change the standard of care for bladder cancer. Patients who received adjuvant nivolumab (Opdivo) following...
'Electronic nose' accurately sniffs out hard-to-detect cancers Hina Zahid2 Jun 2021 8:30 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA--An odor-based test that sniffs out vapors emanating from blood samples was able to distinguish between benign and pancreatic and ovarian...
Osimertinib improves survival in cases of lung cancer metastasis, finds study has Dr. Nandita Mohan1 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTResearch reveals that patients with T790M-positive, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and multiple central nervous system (CNS) metastases after...
Long term use of PPIs Increase the Risk of Biliary Tract Cancer: Study MD Bureau1 Jun 2021 8:45 AM ISTBiliary tract cancer is a heterogeneous group of aggressive malignant disorders constituting ~3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. In a recent...
FDA Approves First Targeted Therapy for resistant Lung Cancer with specific genetic mutation Hina Zahid29 May 2021 10:00 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lumakras (sotorasib) as the first treatment for adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer...
COVID vaccination may confound cancer detection through PET imaging: Study Medha Baranwal26 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTRochester, MN: PET imaging performed after COVID-19 vaccination showed abnormal radiotracer uptake in the lymph nodes of cancer patients, according to...
Olaparib benefits relapsed ovarian cancer patients, with BRCA1/2 mutation: Lancet Dr Satabdi Saha25 May 2021 9:30 AM ISTRecent research , put forth in The Lancet Oncology, has highlighted Olaparib to be effective in patients with relapsed ovarian cancer and BRCA1/2...
Breast conservation surgery has an edge over mastectomy in terms of survival : JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha24 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTRecent research reports have highlighted that Breast conservation seems to offer a survival benefit independent of measured confounders and should...
Saliva may be helpful in detection of dysplastic cells in oral cancer: study Dr. Nandita Mohan22 May 2021 12:45 PM ISTResearchers from a recent study have shown that since saliva is readily available it can be collected non- invasively for detecting dysplastic...
